Valve



H. M. ELLER AND 0. CARLSON. VALVE. l

APPLICA-HON FILED y I RE {E WED EEB. 2, 1922- y 1,414-1 18. Patented Apr.' 25, 1922. 4

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HARLEY M. nI-,LER AND' oscAn'cA-Rnsoivfor BosroivfivrAssaoHsETTs 1 iai-aiiafff To' allavhom' it may @minerai Y -Be it 'known that we, l-lARLE'Y M. Emmi: and SCAR CARLSON, citizens ofythe United States, and'residents of Boston, countyot1 p This inventionrelates'to valvesandy has" for its object to provide a valve suitable for generali use which willalways be ifirmly ,seated Vagainst'thevalve seatv without any turning ortwisting motion of the valve which is.

liableto wear theseat of the va l`ve. l

A further'V object-*of our ,invention is* to otherwise to improve valves as will bve/more fully hereinafter setV forth. I

In'order to give' anunderstanding of our y invention, we have illustrated in thed'raw ingsn a selectedembo'diment thereof which claims.

will now `be described, after which thenove'l features'will In'the drawings, Fig. 1 is ai' sectionaljview of'a valve embodying'ourinvention;

Fig. 2`isla section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the handle, or'disk by which the valve stem is operated; perspective 'view ofthe valve Fig. 4 is a member; Fig. 5 is a lperspective vewof thewasher, used in connection with the packing torjthe' p i y l Y 15 whichy is'screw-threaded to the end of the'y valve stem. Y

i 1` indicatesitheval've casing whichjmay of any suitable or usual'shape and which is', provided with an inlet passagel Q and anf1 outlet passage 3, said passages communicating with eachother through a valve seat 4.l

"1 hc'1valve `casing 1 is provided withV a valve Y chamber 5 in which the Vvalve member 6' is received, said valve chamber having guiding grooves -formed in itswalls to receive guiding projections 8 that extend from the valve member 6.

`The valve seat 4 is preferably made in the liability that dirt or other foreign. matter be pointed out the grppnded..

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will accumulate onthe valve seat toprevent a aghi at: r

' in ai@ embodiment herein Shwn ai@ Viiv@V f chamber'j is cylindrical in cross-' sectionland allel tothe axis' thereof' and' prevent the valve from lhaving anyturningmovement.

Suitable valve.-' operating Amechanism isy p provided for giving the'valve its lo'peniiig Y andl closingmovementin the;` right line dif 'rection abovereferred to.l 'f The va-lveloperatfing mechanism".V herein shown comprises L valve'stein orjvalvey actuator 9 which is mounted for'turning "movement in theneck portiony 10 of thevalvecasing and which has' screw-threaded engagement with 'the valve so that theI turning movement of the stem 93` moves the valve-'toward and `from the va-lve seat; The neck portionl 10 of the valvefcas is'provided with the opening or c'ha-ii'ib'erl 11 which communicates with the valve lchain ber Y 5, but has a vgreater diameter "thanjsaid chamber so'that aY shoulder 12 is provided between said chambers..` lThe chamber I11 1 constitutes a packingireceiving" cl'iai'nben` to r'ecje'ive packing for'v theV valve'v-v actuating `member 9. Said?valvfe-actuat'i'r'ig memberis'i f provided with the enl'argedportion lwhich soV fits the'chambe'r 11 and'said packing' is"- held in "its operative?position'partly lby this col'- lar andpartly by the-factthat the? end portion 14 J of Y the valve'actuator jextend'sf through and has` bearing` in a cap" member neck 110. .A washer 16` is shown interposed between the cap member and the end 'of the neck portion 10, said washer having bearing.' :against the enlarged portion 13 ofthe stem: 17 indicates a' packing of some yielding material which encircle's -the stem v9 and.v iills the chamber V1 1- beneath the enlargedy portion- 13. 18 is a packing washer which rests on" -the shoulder 12'and which is provided with*A an annular rib 19 on its upper face..r said rib acting against the packing material 17 the Vstem 9 and valve member 6 may be l.

provided for in various ways. One convenient way is tomake the valve 'with the interior screw-threaded recess 2O V'andto prol llandinwardlyagainst vide the stem 9 with the screw-threaded eX- tension 2l adapted to enter the recess and engage the screw-threadstherein.

The exterior endv 14E of the stem 9 will preferably be provided with a handle QQ'in the forni of a disk. This disk 22 can conveniently be struck up from sheet metal and may have its edges spun over, as sho-wn at 23', to make a handle which is more convenient to grasp. l, y

ln assembling the parts the valve member wil-l iirst be inserted into the valve chamber with the lprojections S occupying the grooves 7 and then the packing member 17 and washer 18 may be applied 'to the valve stem and the latter may be inserted into the chamber ll and turned so asl to effect the screwthreaded engagement between the extension 2l and the valve member. As the valve stem is being screwed into the valve membegr the cap member 15 may be at thesame time screwed onto the neck 10. `When the cap is finally in place the packing memberl l? will be compressed between the enlarged portion 13 of the chamber and the collar 18 and willthus make a tight oint around the stem.' The turning ofy the stem in one di rection or the other will either open or close the valve` and since the valve is guided in its right line direction by means of the guiding ribs 8 and grooves 7 the only movement casing having a valve chamber provided` .witha valve seat at one end and having guiding grooves formed in ,itsv side walls, said valve casingV having a .neck provided with; a paclnng-receiving chamber which is larger than the valve chamber and communicatestherewith, of a rvalve member in said valve chamber 4having guiding wings extending laterally therefrom and slidably received: in Y said grooves, a valve stem' extending through the packing-receiving' chamber and having screw-threaded engageient with the valve member, said valve stem having an enlarged portion that fills the upper end of the packing-receiving chamberand comes flush with the top of the neck, a packing member situated inside said The valve will always seaty packing-receiving chamber beneath the en-V largedv portion of the stem, and means to causethe packing to-expandinto engagement with the wall of said chamber and the valve stem.

2. ln a valve, the combination witlia valve casing having a valve chamber provided with a valve seat at one end and'V having guiding grooves formed in its side walls,

yand avwasher at the lower end of the pack-l ing-receiving chamber andy provided at its upper side with a rib that operates vto eX- and the t ackinfr into engagement with C D b Y the wall of the chamber and the valve stem.

3. ln a valve, the combination with a valve casing having a valve chamberprovided with a valve seat at one end and having guiding grooves formed in its side walls, saidvalve casing having a neck provided ywith a packing-receiving chamber which is larger than the valve chamber and communicates therewith, of a valve member in said valve chamber'having guiding wings extending laterally therefrom and' sli dably received iiisaid grooves, a valve stem extending "through the packing-receiving chamber and having screw-threaded engagement with the valve member, said valve stem having an enlarged portion that fills the upper end of vthe packing-'receiving chamber, a compressible packing member surrounding said valve stem beneath saidr enlarged portion, and means acting on the packing-to force the latter firmly against both ythe walls ofthe chamber and,

the valve stem.

In testimony whereof, we, have signed our namesto this specification.

HARLEY M. ELLER. OSCAR CARLSON. 

